Total Crime Rate

436.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 436.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.1 10/10
  • Public order 75.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Congleton East , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,268 local areas in Cheshire East .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunswick Street (CW12 1QF) in the last 12 months was 436.1 per 1,000 residents and was 542.2% higher than the Congleton East average (67.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 101 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 335.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 458.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Street (CW12 1QF), the main crime hotspot is near Brunswick Street. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunswick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Vicarage Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Barton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brunswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bradwell Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Vaudrey Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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